Long Distance Running

Motion-Control Shoes Reduce the Risk of Pronation-Related Pathologies in Recreational Runners: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: February 28, 2021 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages135-143 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9710 Abstract Objective To investigate whether motion-control shoes reduce the risk of pronation-related injuries in recreational runners. Design Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of the effect of shoes on running injuries. Methods Three hundred seventy-two recreational […]

The effect of running on knee joint cartilage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Physical Therapy in Sport Volume 47, January 2021, Pages 147-155 Xueping Dong Highlights ·  A meta-analysis was done to evaluate the effect of running on knee cartilage. ·  A short-term adverse effect on COMP was caused by running. ·  Running has more advantages than disadvantages to knee cartilage. ·  Runners could follow the moderate principle […]

Scientists Identify Cheap, Easy Way for Runners to Prevent Blisters

BY KATE HOROWITZ APRIL 11, 2016 For all the advances in science and technology made in the last century, people often find themselves thwarted by the simplest of problems. There’s still no cure for the common cold, for example. Our conditioner always seems to run out before our shampoo. And we still have no scientifically […]

Why Runners Don’t Get Knee Arthritis

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS SEPTEMBER 25, 2013, 12:01 AM Link to article:  http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/why-runners-dont-get-knee-arthritis/?_r=0 One of the most entrenched beliefs about running, at least among nonrunners, is that it causes arthritis and ruins knees. But a nifty new study finds that this idea is a myth and distance running is unlikely to contribute to the development of […]